Family Caricaceae

Papaya Family

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Carica papaya

Female flower

Female flower

Male flowers

PAPAYA

Herbaceous tree cultivated and naturalized in moist disturbed areas of Hawaii.  Numerous cultivars.  An important export crop.  Sexes separate.   Native to Mexico, Central & South America and cultivated in warm climates around the world.

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